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Galaxian Mame Conversion
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Level42 on February 24, 2007, 07:10:09 pm ---Get new coin inserts here: http://www.thisoldgame.com/thisoldgame/new_page_2.htm
(I think I'm going to order my CPO there. Great communications via e-mail, answered all my pesty questions without problems and quickly so far.)
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Sorry for the threadjack ...
L42 -- can you add This Old Game to the Vendors list in the wiki ... I can't log in for some reason (I tried to add it the other day).
I now return you to your regularly scheduled project thread.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: csa3d on February 24, 2007, 04:06:51 pm ---
* Come up with a way to add back lighting to the money inserts
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http://www.cgcc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7122&highlight=
Cheers.
csa3d:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on February 24, 2007, 07:02:32 pm ---With the amount of effort you are putting in, it is a shame that you're not doing a complete restoration.
The coin door looks bloody fabulous -- nice work.
Cheers
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Thanks for the compliment! I am having a really fun time doing this. Like I said earlier, my plan is to keep it more or less stock looking.
I wish I enjoyed the game Galaxian itself enough to keep it dedicated. I grew up on Galaga.. so trying to play galaxian is painful in many ways. :dunno If I ever finish this cab, I might look into owning a dedicated centipede, frogger and/or an asteroids deluxe. We'll see if the wife lets me live long enough to complete one machine though! I'm all ready way too obsessed with all this.
csa3d:
--- Quote from: Level42 on February 24, 2007, 07:10:09 pm ---Cheffo took the words right out of my mouth.....
Looks like brand new.... :notworthy:
I personaly wouldn't light up the money inserts....they never were lit...but you're hot-rodding it anyway ;)
Get new coin inserts here: http://www.thisoldgame.com/thisoldgame/new_page_2.htm
(I think I'm going to order my CPO there. Great communications via e-mail, answered all my pesty questions without problems and quickly so far.)
F.Y.I.: The Midway plate I got from www.arcadeshop.com has adhesive on the back, but indeed, I will be putting back (the old ?) rivets in as well, to keep it authentic. It looks weird without them...
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Level42:
Thanks again for the kind words. I'll convert you all into believers, you just wait! :laugh:
Good to know that plate is ahesive on the back. I did not save the old rivets when dismanteling.. never assumed these would be hard to find! I was doing some internet searching, and found this page: http://www.rivetsinstock.com/rivet02.htm I was considering the 1/4th inch rivets, they seem about the length I need. I did not email anyone, who knows if you have to order a giant run of these or not. You have any leads on these? I think I agree that without them won't feel right. Hopefully acceptable.
Last question for you was on thisoldgame.com, I saw there were two options for the money inserts, one was labeld as the old style but no photo is present. If you look at my money inserts, one appears to be rounder cornered text and the other is more rigid. I'm wondering if the older style matches the rounder version. I suppose I'm gonna send an email off and see what I can find out.
I'd also like to say thanks for getting me inspired through your project again. That's largely what got me up and moving on this coindoor. More to come.
-csa
Level42:
Yeah, I plan on drilling out the rivets on the inside and hope to re-use them, at least visiualy....However, I think it will be hard to have it look like the plate is hanging on the rivets, without really tightening somehow on the inside.. so....
If that won't work I'd be interested in those rivets as well. I have no clue where to get the flat-tops here (the others are widely available), and also, I bet they are metric sized here......
So are these brass or copper ? Mail them and ask about quantity, maybe I can get Darth Nuno interested as well....we can do a "group-buy" :D ;)
Drop Richard of www.thisoldgame.com a mail, I bet he'll answer quickly and completely. Good to hear I actualy inspired someone, that's very nice to hear :D You truely did a beautiful job on the door, therre is no doubt in your skills to do restorations :D ;) !
To Cheffo: I added info about www.thisoldgame.com to the Wiki !